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by max37274 » Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:34 pm
Any number of friends is fine
Any number of friends ARE fine

WHICH ONE IS CORRECT?

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by suchoudh » Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:03 pm
Any number of friends ARE fine.

Remember, SANAM pronouns (Some, Any, None, All, Most) object of the 'of' construction determine the number of the subject.